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.BOAT. APPLICATION FILED 3.29.1905.

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PATENTBD JULY 17, 1906.

N. GILBERT.

BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED 11.29. 1905.

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PATENTED JULY 17,-1906.

' N. GILBERT.

BOAT.

APPLIGATIONIILED APR 20. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 29.1905. erial No. 258.068.

'ratented July 17, 1906.

To aZl whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NELSON GILBERT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Alexandria, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Boat, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to house-boats; and the principal object is to provide a knockdown or collapsible boat of this character which when set up will con stitute a commodious, convenient, and comfortable dwelling adapted for use on inland waters and so constructed that it can be collapsed and packed into comparatively small compass in order that it may be shipped or stored.

Furthermore, it can be easily and readily set up, so as to form a safe vessel, with a comparatively great amount of room therein and thereon.

A further object is to provide a boat of the above character thatis inexpensive to manufacture, the parts being simple, and thus readily understood.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying draw ings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the boat when set up. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal .sectional view therethrough' Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view. Fig.

tail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, through one corner of the cabin, illustrating the detail structure thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, illustrating the connection of the cabin and body. Fig. 7is a detailsection on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

Similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a body-section 8 is employed, comprising side walls 9, "end walls 10, and a bottom wall 11. The side and end walls are suitably reinforced by uprights 12, constituting, in effect, ribs, and extending longitudinally along the upper edges of the side walls over the ends of the uprights 12 are longitudinally-disposed bars 13. End sections 14 and 15 are located at the ends of the body and constitute, respectively, the bow and stern of the boat. These sections are suitably reinforced by frames which include uprights 16, having rear walls 17 fastened thereto. 7 The end sections are 4 is a similar View "showing the boat collapsed. Fig. 5 is a de detachably secured to the ends of the body by means of bolts 18 passing through the uprights 16, the abutted walls, and the corresponding uprights 12 of the body. The stern-section 15 is preferably longer than the bow-section, affording sufiicient room, if desired, for a suitable motoras, for instance, an explosive-engine 19which is connected, by means of a shaft 20, with a propeller 21. Decks 22 cover the end sections, the body 8, however, being open at the top and being suitably floored, as shown at 23.

Mounted on the body is a collapsible cabin consisting of a roof 24, carrying girder-beams 25 and supported on stanchions 26, the lower ends of the stanchions being located on the bars 13, the upper ends engaging said girders. Extending longitudinally through the stanchions in sockets 27 made for the purpose are tie-bolts 28, which tie-bolts pass through the roof, the girders 25, and also through the bars 13, as clearly shownin Fig. 3. The stanchions 26 are provided in their opposite sides with "guideways 29, and in the same are fitted panels, certain of which comprise windows 30, others forming shutters 31. These panels and stanchions thus constitute the side and end walls of the cabin, with the exception of doors 32, located at the ends and opening on the decks 22. Sliding hatches 33 are carried by the roof and cover hatchways forming parts of the doorways, as will be apparent.

Inclosing the decks 22 are railings consisting of angularly-disposed end and side anels 34, hinged together, as shown at 35, t e latter havin suitable gates 36. These railings are detac ably fastened to the end sections by hooks and eyes 37. (Shown in Fig. 2.) Extending entirely around the boat is a runway or platform, the same consisting of side sections 38, extending along the sides of the body and end sections and supported on brackets 39,-bolted, as shown at 40, to the side walls. Across the ends of the boat are arranged other platform-sections 41, carried on brackets 42 and fastened, as shown at 43, to the ends of the sections 14 and 15. Handrails 44 extend along the sides of the boat, preferably at the roof, being provided with spaced ears 45, which are located on said roof and through which the u per ends of the tiebolts 28 pass, said tie-b0 ts thus constituting common means for fasteningthe rails to the cabin and the cabin to the body.

At one end of the boat is rovided an awn ing 46, carried by standar s 47, the inner of IIO which are located in eyes 48 on the end of the cabin, the outer being fitted in eyes 49 on the rail. It will of course be evident that while but one awning is shown the same can be readily duplicated at the other end of the boat. A rudder 50, located at the stern of the boat, is journaled thereto and has a suitable tiller 51 extending over the deck.

The interior of the cabin may be fitted up in a variety of ways, nothing of the kind being shown in order that the structure may be more completely illustrated without danger of confusion. It will be seen, however, that when the boat is completely set up it will afford commodious and convenient quarters for a number of persons. At the same time the structure can be readily dismembered and closely packed, the end sections being placed transversely in the body, as illustrated in Fig. 4, with the various platforms railings, and the like located alongside the same. The stanchions, panels, and doors constituting the side and end walls of the cabin may be readily removed by releasing the tie-bolts, and these bolts can be packed in one end of the body, while the roof is placed directly upon the upper end of the body and can be suitably secured thereto, affording a convenient and efficient closure and cover for said body and the contents thereof. The awning may be placed directly upon the roof and fastened thereto. Thus it will be seen that the structure will occupy comparatively little space and can be readily transported on a car or can be conveniently stored. As the arts are simple, any person of ordinary intelligence can set up the boat with ease and expedition. It will of course be understood that the structure described may be varied. Thus while the bodyin the present form is shown as composed of one section it may be made of a plurality thereof, so that the boat can be manufactured in different sizes.

From the foregoingit is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be a parent to those skilled in the art without furt ier description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, pro portion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a boat of the class described, the com bination with a body, of a cabin mounted thereon and comprising collapsible side walls and a roof, said side walls comprising sections capable of being placed within the body and covered by the roof.

2. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a cabin mounted thereon and comprising collapsible side walls and a roof, said side walls consisting of detachably-associated panels capable of being plaped within the body and covered by the T00 3. In aboat of the class described, the combination with a body, of'a collapsible cabin comprising a roof, a plurality of stanchions detachably connecting the body and roof and supporting the latter, anda plurality of panels detachably secured to the stanchionsand constituting the cabin-walls.

4. In aboat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a'collapsiblecabin comprising a roof, collapsible side walls capable of being housed within the body, and tiebolts connecting the roof and-body.

5. In aboat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a collapsible cabin comprising a roof, a plurality of stanchions supporting the roof, and tie-bolts connecting the roof and body and passing longitudinally through the stanchions.

6. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a collapsiblecabin comprising a roof, a plurality of stanchions interposed between the body and roof. and supporting the latter, panels detachably associated with the stanchions and located therebetween, and tie-bolts connecting the roof and body and passing longitudinally through the stanchions.

7. In aboat of the class described, the combination with a body having side walls provided with longitudinally-disposed bars, of a roof located over the body, stanchions-resting on the bars of the side walls and supporting the roof, said stanchions having guideways in their opposite sides, glass I. and

shutter panels interposed between the stanchions and fitted in the guideways, and-tiebolts connecting the roof and body, 'saidtiebolts passing longitudinally through the stanchions and engaging the longitudinal bars of the side Walls.

8. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a cabin-detachably located thereon, a hand rail detachably mounted on the cabin, and common means for securin the cabin .to the body and securing the ra'I to the cabin and permitting the detachment of the same.

9. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of a removable roof, a detachable hand-rail mounted on theroof, and common means for securing the rail to the roof and the roof to the body and permitting the detachment thereof.

10. In a boat of the class described,-the combination with a body having side walls, of a plurality of detachable stanchions mounted on the side walls, a removable roof supported by the stanchions, a hand-rail having a plurality of ears located on the root, and removable tie-bolts passing longitudinally IIO through the stanchions, the upper ends of said bolts engaging the ears, and the lower ends engaging the side walls.

11. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of end sections detachably secured thereto andcapable of being placed in the body, and a collapsible cabin comprising a roof and side walls, said side walls being also capable of storage in the body, the roof being. arranged to be placed upon the body and constituting a cover therefor over the end sections and walls when the same are placed in the body.

12. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of an end section detachably secured thereto and capable of being placed in the body, and afoldable railing detachably connected to the end section and capable of being placed within the body.

13. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of end sections detachably bolted to the ends thereof, railings detachably mounted on the end sections and comprising angularly-disposed hinged panels detachably connected to said end sections and being also capable of storage within the body, and a collapsible cabin including a roof arranged to be placed over the body and 1 covering the ends thereof.

14. In a boat of the class described, the

combinationwith a body, of end sections detachably bolted to the ends of said body, railings located on the end sections and comprising singularly-disposed panels hinged together, and hooks for detachably securing the railings to the end sections.

15. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of end sections detachably secured thereto, platforms extending along the sides of the body and the sections, and brackets for supporting the platforms upon the body and sections.

16. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body, of end sections detachably secured thereto, railings detachably mounted on the end sections, platforms eX- tending along the sides of the body and end sections, brackets supporting the platforms, and end platforms extending across the end sections outside the railings.

17. In a boat of the class described, the combination with a body having end walls, of end sections detachably bolted to the end Walls of the body, said end sections being capable of storage in the body, railings mounted on the end sections, said railings being capable'of storage in the body, means for detachably securing the railings to the end sections, platforms supported along the sides of the body, and a collapsible cabin comprising a roof and side Walls, the side walls being arranged to be placed within the body, the roof being adapted to be placed thereover and constituting a cover for the body when the various parts are placed therein.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NELSON GILBERT. Witnesses:

ALEX L. SMITH, Q. MAOLENNAN. 

